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AG Frey Sues USDA Over Freeze on Federal Funding Following Maine’s Refusal to Ban Males from Girls’ Sports

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotApril 7, 2025Updated:April 7, 202514 Comments2 Mins Read
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Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey added to his growing list of lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday when he announced the state has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for freezing some of its education funding to Maine.

[RELATED: USDA Freezes Part of Maine’s Federal Funding over Transgender Athlete Policy…]

“Under the banner of keeping children safe, the Trump Administration is illegally withholding grant funds that go to keeping children fed. This is just another example where no law or consequence appears to restrain the administration as it seeks capitulation to its lawlessness,” said AG Frey.

“The President and his cabinet secretaries do not make the law and they are not above the law, and this action is necessary to remind the President that Maine will not be bullied into violating the law,” he added.

The lawsuit came less than a week after the USDA announced a freeze on some federal education funding for Maine, following the state’s refusal to comply with Title IX federal antidiscrimination laws by preventing transgender-identifying males from competing in girls’ sports.

The USDA warned that, if Maine does not comply with federal rulings, it will continue to cut more education-related funding, but vowed that it would not cut programs dedicated to feeding needy children.

Frey’s lawsuit alleges that, despite the department’s assurances, the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) was unable to access “several sources of federal funding, all of which are necessary to feed children and vulnerable adults.”

His complaint claimed that the funding freeze will leave children hungry, though it is unclear if any schools have stopped providing food to needy children as a result of the funding freeze.

Frey argued that the freeze did not follow legally required procedures and that the USDA did not have unilateral authority to rescind funds approved by Congress.

Maine could have all of its funding restored immediately if the state and entities under its aegis stop allowing males into women’s sports, but Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine), the MDOE, and the Maine Principal’s Association have all obstinately refused to comply with federal law.

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Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He grew up in New Hampshire, and graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Benny Weaver
Benny Weaver
11 months ago

No surprise here .
What else would you expect from a little tool like Aaron Frey.
Put doesn’t he have to have “ standing “ ?
Aaron doesn’t stand he kneels .
Kneels in front of Speaker Fecteau , at Auntie Janet’s alter of progressive trans gender wokeism .
What a clown he is !

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Knot nice
Knot nice
11 months ago

Oh-oh the prez is in trouble now mills just bought this clown a new box of crayons. Lets see 62 in a box should be enough for two lawsuits or one with pictures.

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dts
dts
11 months ago

What the hell is that hanging around his neck? Is it because he’s an Olympic class asshole?

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Andy K
Andy K
11 months ago

This little putz must have a lot of our money lying around to fund these ridiculous lawsuits.

Typical Democrat, they think they can do anything they want with other peoples money.

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Gilbahtoe
Gilbahtoe
11 months ago

I must say, these comments are some funny sh1t. You keep burning em out Mills.

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Olde Crone
Olde Crone
11 months ago

…expecting capitulation to it’s lawlessness…..do not make the law/not above the law…..eliminating several sources of federal funding……..all necessary to feed kiddos and vulnerable adults……did not follow legally required procedures…..did not have unilateral authority to recind funds approved by congress…….SUCH HIPOCRACY IN MARXIST MAINE

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Waldo Otto
Waldo Otto
11 months ago

The Maine dems are sick and perverted. Why would anyone want their daughter to compete against a man?

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Bingo
Bingo
11 months ago

If the democrats get their way thee will be no such things as girls sports.

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Craig
Craig
11 months ago

Oh you stupid silly little 🤡 , stop wasting OUR MONEY

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Ye Wright
Ye Wright
11 months ago

Yet again, problems created by Maine government and their proxies, can be eliminated by same.
Locally, go to your school boards and press them to remove DEI policies, or remove your children.

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Gardiner Schneider
Gardiner Schneider
11 months ago

More of Maine taxpayers’ money down the legal adventure drain to build the ego and self importance of Frey: “(AG) Aaron Frey added to his growing list of lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration.”

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Camp Granny
Camp Granny
11 months ago

See you in court. Sound familiar?
More taxpayer money being wasted
FAFO.

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Kres
Kres
11 months ago

You are so green already sufficiently stupid to make already poor Maine education funds even poorer.

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